Viscid

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Viscid \Vis"cid\, a. [L. viscidus, fr. viscum the mistletoe,
     birdlime made from the berries of the mistletoe; akin to Gr.
     ?: cf. F. viscide.]
     Sticking or adhering, and having a ropy or glutinous
     consistency; viscous; glutinous; sticky; tenacious; clammy;
     as, turpentine, tar, gums, etc., are more or less viscid.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  viscid
       adj : having the properties of glue [syn: {gluey}, {glutinous}, {gummy},
              {mucilaginous}, {pasty}, {sticky}, {viscous}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  108 Moby Thesaurus words for "viscid":
     adherent, adhesive, amylaceous, bulldogged, bulldoggish, bulldoggy,
     bullheaded, cartilaginous, chewy, clabbered, clammy, clingy, close,
     close-knit, close-textured, close-woven, clotted, coagulated,
     cohesive, compact, compacted, compressed, concentrated, concrete,
     condensed, congested, consolidated, coriaceous, crammed,
     crammed full, crowded, curdled, dense, doughy, durable, fibrous,
     firm, gaumy, gelatinous, glairy, gluelike, gluey, glutenous,
     glutinose, glutinous, gooey, gristly, grumous, gumbo, gumbolike,
     gumlike, gummous, gummy, hard, hardy, heavy, impenetrable,
     impermeable, inspissated, jam-packed, jammed, jelled, jellied,
     jellylike, lasting, leatherlike, leathery, massive, mucilaginous,
     nonporous, obstinate, packed, pasty, persistent, resistant, ropy,
     self-adhesive, serried, sinewy, slabby, slimy, slithery, solid,
     starchy, stickable, sticky, stiff, stodgy, stringy, strong,
     stubborn, substantial, syrupy, tacky, tenacious, thick,
     thick-growing, thickened, thickset, tough, tough as leather,
     tremelloid, tremellose, untiring, vigorous, viscose, viscous,
     wiry